Some Events in the Life of Walter Smith

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  Drawing in Public Schools by the use of The Smith Books Condemned....The Merits of the Bartholomew Books Presented

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  One booklet entitled Drawing in Public Schools by the use of The Smith Books Condemned.... The Merits of the Bartholomew Books Presented, published by Woolworth, Ainsworth & Co., New York and Chicago, 1874. This book is 56 pages in length, and contains an additional 24-page addendum which is entitled: "Osgood's Circular, misrepresenting Mr. Bartholomew and his books, answered." The primary booklet is a point-by-point rebuttal of the Smith drawing system. It is illustrated with "bad" examples of drawing used by the Smith system, and "good" examples as found in the Bartholomew system. The Osgood's Circular at the end seems to be a continuation of the acclaimed inferiority and general "wrong-ness" of the Smith system of teaching drawing.

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  Colored Crayons in Your School

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  One pamphlet entitled Colored Crayons in Your School, by Fred Hamilton Daniels, published by Joseph Dixon Crucible Co., Jersey City, New Jersey, ca. 1930. This pamphlet is 16 numbered pages in length, including the back cover. The pamphlet discusses the use of color in the classroom, the importance of color in learning about art , and how to create art. The front cover is illustrated with a reproduction of a still life drawing of a platter and a vase. A publisher's statement regarding the intended use of the booklet is printed on the back cover. The booklet is illustrated with 6 color reproductions of images using colored pencils and crayons; much of the text discusses each of the images. "The Sparrell Print, Boston" is printed at the bottom inside the back cover.

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  A Quarter Century of Public School Art: Have We Made Good?

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  One pamphlet, ca. 1935, entitled A Quarter Century of Public School Art: Have We Made Good?, by C. Valentine Kirby, distributed by Binney & Smith Co., New York. This pamphlet is 15 numbered pages in length, and outlines recent progress made in art education in the United States.

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  An Open Letter to the Friends of Free Schools and American Liberties

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  One pamphlet, copyright 1888, entitled An Open Letter to the Friends of Free Schools and American Liberties. From the Committee of One Hundred, No. 1, October, 1888, published by Committee of One Hundred, Boston. This pamphlet is 16 numbered pages in length, and is unbound. Printed above the title is "Committee of One Hundred Series." This pamphlet appears to be an attack on the Catholic Church and the papacy in defense of public schools.

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  Creative Expression in Design

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  One pamphlet/catalog, copyright 1927, entitled Creative Expression in Design, published by Milton Bradley Company, Springfield, Massachusetts. This pamphlet is 32 numbered pages in length, is illustrated with color reproductions of artwork, and includes two additional unnumbered plates of sample illustrations on colored paper. Roughly the first half of the booklet is informational and instructional, the second half serves as an illustrated catalog of a wide variety of artist's materials, including crayons, brushes, paper and paints. A color image of a woman wearing a headdress against a green background graces the front cover. "Cover design by Margaret Voight, a pupil of Polytechnic High School, San Francisco" is printed on the inside front cover. "Copyright, 1927, by Milton Bradley Company, Springfield, Mass." is also printed inside the front cover. The inside back cover and the back cover itself are blank. The text of the booklet emphasizes creativity in design, especially in relation to poster design. The original brown paper envelope accompanies the pamphlet.

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  Lettering, A Syllabus for Teaching

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  One pamphlet, copyright 1937, entitled Lettering, A Syllabus for Teaching, by Matlack Price, published by Art Education, Inc., New York, New York. This pamphlet is 16 numbered pages in length, and is illustrated with black and white illustrations and lettering samples. The "title" on the first page reads: "Lettering: its history, principles & practice, by Matlack Price." Above this is printed: "Text for teacher's syllabus to accompany monograph on". This booklet is bound in a blue paper cover; "Mabel Spofford" is written in ms. at the top of the front cover. Words and phrases have been underlined in red pencil (by Mabel Spofford) on a few of the pages.

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